GRE Vocab Magoosh Flashcards

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Ravenous

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Hungry

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Voracious

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Hungry

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Sated

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Full (opposite of hungry)

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Reticent

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Not saying much

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Hindsight

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Understanding of a situation after it has happened

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Inkling

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A hint or suspicion

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Fortuitous

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A fortunate circumstance

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Untimely

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Premature or too early

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Insofar (In-So-Far)

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As much (as I can)

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Latitude

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Freedom

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Discharge

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Telling someone to leave

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Glean from

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To extract knowledge from

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Allot to

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To give to

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Dithering

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To delay in making a decision

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Semblance

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Outward Appearance (Resemblance)

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Celerity

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Swiftness

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To Purport

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To Claim

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Ill Behooves

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Not suitable

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To abrogate

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To overturn

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To promulgate

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To declare

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Inviolable

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Unalterable, Untouchable, Cannot be fixed/changed

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To be Apprehensive

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To be fearful

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To be Crestfallen

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To be sad/disappointed

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To be Astute

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To be sharp, quick, knowledgeable

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To be fashioned

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To be developed

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To be mired

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To be stuck together

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To be branded

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To be given a name

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Protean

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Adaptable

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Peripheral

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On the outside

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Copious

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Large (in amount)

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Indiscriminate

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Done at random or without judgment (to not be discriminating/exclusive)

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Precarious

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Uncertain

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Contentious

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Controversial

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Boorish

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Bad-mannered

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Austerity

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Living in a poor way or living without many things

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Obtuse

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Stupid

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Wily

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Clever

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Artless

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Naive, Innocent

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Munificence

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Generosity

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Posturing (v.)

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To make people believe something that is not true.

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Candor

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Honesty

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Frankness

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Honesty

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Equivocation

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Dishonest

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Brazenness

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Lack of Concern

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Glibness

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Dishonest

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Stridency

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Annoying

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Fleece

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To deceive/tricky

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Constrained

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Limited

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Aggregate

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Collect/Gather

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Trumpted

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Outspoken, Vocal

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Vociferous

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Outspoken, Vocal

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Magnanimity

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Generosity

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Equitable

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To be fair

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Even-handed

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To be fair

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Eclectic

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Wide-Ranging

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Veritable

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To be true unquestionability

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Folly

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Foolishness

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Stoke

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To Encourage

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Skirt

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To avoid

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Prudent

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Well-judged

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Espouse

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Adopt/Support

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Disavow

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Reject

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Besmirch

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Damage

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Mollify

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Sooth

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Tarnish

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Damage

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Antedate

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To assign something to an earlier time

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Pilloried

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Attacked Publicly

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Sclerotic

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Unable to adapt

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Ossified

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Unable to adapt

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Coarse

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Rude/Vulgar

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Genteel

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Gentle

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Unequivocal

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Clear

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